Information for current and prospective students. Find out more about the application process (including audition and interview fee waivers) and financing your training. To find out about support for disabled students and care leavers, see our student support page.

In this section you will find information about tuition fees and financial support for higher education courses at the Conservatoire schools starting in 2015.

The Conservatoire offers financial support for undergraduates whether you are starting a course for the first time, or have a degree already and are pursuing professional training for a career in your chosen discipline. Your financial status will not affect how we view your application.

For a summary of the information on these pages, you can also download our booklet:

Tuition fees (all students)

The table below shows the fees the Conservatoire will charge for courses starting in September 2015.

New UK undergraduate students £9,000

New EU undergraduate students £9,000

UK/EU second degree undergraduate students £9,000

Island students £9,000

Note: fees may rise in subsequent years in line with inflation.

If you are new to higher education, remember you will not have to pay anything upfront and you may be eligible for financial support from the Conservatoire. You may also be entitled to financial support from the Schools.

Postgraduate and Overseas Fees

For information about tuition fees for postgraduate courses and overseas students, please contact the relevant school for the course you are interested in:

If you take out a tuition fee loan and/or a maintenance loan from Student Finance England (or its equivalent), you will not have to repay anything until after you have graduated and are earning a minimum salary.

Key facts about repayments:

You won’t repay anything until you are earning £21,000

You will only repay 9% of what you earn above £21,000, i.e. if you earn £25,000, you will repay 9% of £4,000, which works out as £30 per month

After 30 years, the debt is written off

If you never earn over £21,000 you will never pay anything back

Student loans are not recorded on your credit rating file, i.e. this should not impact on your ability to get a mortgage

Conservatoire Scholarships (UK/EU undergraduate students)

The Conservatoire offers a range of scholarships in the form of bursaries and fee discounts. See the table below for details of what the scholarships are worth and who is eligible. You can also view the table as a PDF:

If you wish to be considered for a Conservatoire Scholarship, you need to indicate as appropriate on your application form to the school/s. You then need to complete an application to Student Finance England (or its equivalent) as early as possible in order to be income assessed. Remember to allow consent to share information. This will allow the Conservatoire to assess what level of support you may be entitled to.

You can apply to Student Finance for income assessment even if you are not eligible for a loan, or do not wish to apply for a loan. Scholarships awarded on the basis of talent will be allocated by the schools and all eligible students will be considered.

If you are eligible for an income assessed scholarship, you may also be considered for additional support through the ‘talent and need based scholarships’ criteria. The maximum amount you can receive is usually £4,000 per year for each year of training.

The Care Leaver and Estranged Students Bursary is allocated in addition to any other financial support.

How do I apply for a scholarship?

Scholarship

Who is eligible?

How it is allocated

How to apply

What it’s worth

Bursary or fee discount

How many available

Income Assessed Scholarships

Bracket 1

UK and EU undergraduate students who are new to HE

Household income £25,000 or less

Income assessment through Student Finance or through the Conservatoire

£1,500 per year for the first two years of training

Choice of fee discount or cash bursary

All eligible students

Income Assessed Scholarships

Bracket 2

UK and EU undergraduate students who are new to HE

Household income £25,001 – £42,620

Income assessment through Student Finance or through the Conservatoire